Anti-skid and/or tire-protection chain

Abstract

An anti-skid chain having horizontal links and at least one vertical shackle having arms surrounding the horizontal link and firmly connected thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An anti-skid tire chain having a chain network formed of chain strands comprising horizontal and vertical chain links connected to one another and having a plurality of nodes, at least a part of the nodes being formed in each occurrence of at least one of the chain strands horizontal chain links and at least one vertically arranged substantially U-shaped shackle, at least one arm of a shackle being welded at two spaced areas to an adjacent horizontal chain positioned between said arms to prevent twisting therebetween. 
     
     
       2. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein the arms of said shackles comprise yokes, said yokes being of greater thickness than the balance of said shackles. 
     
     
       3. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein the chain strand sections between two nodes are formed of three to five links. 
     
     
       4. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least part of the nodes is formed of one horizontal link and two shackles. 
     
     
       5. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 4 wherein the arms of the shackles are of unequal length and lie alongside of each other. 
     
     
       6. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 4 wherein the arms of the shackles have their front ends facing each other. 
     
     
       7. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shackles are oriented in the direction of travel. 
     
     
       8. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one arm of the shackles is reinforced. 
     
     
       9. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least part of the nodes consist of two horizontal links connected by the shackles. 
     
     
       10. An anti-skid tire chain as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are continuous chain strands having a plurality of horizontal links and of which in each case, every second horizontal link is connected by shackles with one or the other of the chain strands adjacent the individual chain strands.